2023

How Modern Communication Tech Can Save Your Life Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (6 minutes, 25 seconds)   GETTING LOST IN THE WILDERNESS is one of the most frightening things a person can experience. Exposure to the elements, accidents […]

Duck Counts are Down, But Hope is Still Alive TF&G Staff Report LISTEN: (7 minutes, 56 seconds)   THE BREEDING POPULATION of ducks declined 7 percent this spring, while pond counts dropped by 9% compared to last year, according to the

Texas’ Forgotten Game Animal Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 42 seconds)   “I had no idea Texas had pronghorns.” THAT EMAIL ARRIVED in my inbox after an edition of my Higher Calling Wildlife podcast dropped last summer.

The Season of Dreams has Arrived for Hunters by LOU MARULLO | TF&G Hunting Editor LISTEN: (5 minutes, 32 seconds) IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, and this young hunter was with some of the most experienced bow hunters he knew. His

Chasing Trout with Poppers on the Fly Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 54 seconds)   THERE ARE FEW THINGS more exciting than catching a speckled trout on a topwater. Seeing the big, beautiful yellow mouth open to strike

Throwing Out the Boat Building Rule Books LISTEN: (5 minutes, 10 seconds) ASSUME makes an… There was a time when boats were simple. Go back far enough in time and hulls were no more than a burned or carved-out tree

Preserving the Memory: 5 Steps to Ensuring a Proper Trophy Mount Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (5 minutes, 8 seconds)   THERE IS AN ARMY of deer hunters in Texas. Most will be out in force in the coming

Start Your Own Christmas Tradition with a Fishing or Hunting Quest Special Report by TF&G Staff LISTEN: (6 minutes, 32 seconds)   THE GREATEST GIFT the world has ever been given is celebrated as carolers sing beautiful songs like “Silent

Tippmann’s .22LR AR is a Blast to Train With LISTEN: (3 Min, 52 Sec) AR STYLE RIFLES are easily the #1 best selling model rifle in America.  Of course, these are most often chambered in 5.56x45mm or .223 Remington for

The Cold and Wet LISTEN: (6 minutes, 44 seconds) “THESE STEPS DON’T look safe.” Dawn was half an hour away as I peered through the darkness at Wrong Willie who was standing on the wooden steps a few feet below

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Fishing is Cool Again LISTEN: (2 Min, 47 Sec)   COOLER WATER FISHING has made its way to Sabine. During the months of November and December we will

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com Season of Holiday Cheer LISTEN: (3 Min, 15 Sec) HARD TO BELIEVE it’s already the Holiday season and looking back on this year it’s been full of some great times on

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com A Long, Hot Wait for Relief LISTEN: (2 Min, 14 Sec) SCORCHING SUMMERTIME TEMPERATURES have given way to brisk fall northers. Three mile lake in east bay literally boiled some fish

COASTAL BEND FISHING Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON Email Richard Thompson at RandKCoastalOutfitters@gmail.com Online: RandKCoastalOutfitters.com The Four Signs of Big Trout LISTEN: (4 Min, 3 Sec)   I WANT YOU TO PICTURE this, sitting back and remembering some of the biggest

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com Baffin Gets a Breath of Fresh Air LISTEN: (2 Min, 26 Sec) WINTER IS NEARING and the waters of Baffin Bay are finally dropping in temperature. After

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Snook, Snapper & Sleeping In LISTEN: (2 Min, 53 Sec) NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER… it’s time to put the big gear down (for the most part) and start

HotSPOTLight: UPPER TEXAS COAST •  •  • LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay HOTSPOT: Cold Pass GPS: N 29 4.901, W 95 8.136 (29.0817, -95.1356) SPECIES: Flounder BEST BAITS: Live bait, jigs SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas Fishgame.com/fishgamegear TIPS: Mud minnows,

CURRENT LAKE LEVELS Source: Water Data for Texas Reported by TF&G STAFF HotSPOTLight Email us at ContactUs@fishgame.com •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Cypress Dam GPS: N 33 3.467, W 95 8.281 (33.0578, -95.1380) SPECIES: Catfish BEST BAITS: Liver,

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the RIGHT TAB BELOW, which

The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the RIGHT TAB BELOW, which